A Hydrangea-Infused Black Tie Wedding at Central Park Zoo

By Kevin Harson27 May 2025

The couple knew they wanted to wear black tie, and for the guest dress code to be all-black.

For their own looks, they kept things timeless and classic.

“After a typical Saturday lunch at The Mark, a few blocks from our apartment on East 76th Street, we walked into the park to spend the afternoon watching the roller skaters at the skate circle behind Sheep’s Meadow with a bottle of wine,” Andrew remembers. “We love the music they play—and the people watching. We settled into our usual spot under our favorite tree, and when Connor suggested I open the bottle of wine, I reached into the tote bag I had carefully packed that morning and pulled out a small Goyard ring box that contained a custom black ceramic band from Taffin that I’d designed and picked up months earlier. Sitting there on our big black blanket, hand in hand, I asked him to marry me. Tears in his eyes, and a state of shock and surprise, he said, ‘Yes, of course.’ We kissed and opened the special bottle of Dom Pérignon I had packed instead of our usual rosé to celebrate.”

Connor wore a tailored tuxedo from Armani and Andrew was in a similarly classic Tom Ford tuxedo that his father helped him pick out before he passed away in 2017.

Catering was provided by Abigail Kirsch, a high-performance hospitality group in NYC and beyond. They specialize in the art of gathering and the craft of catering.

The couple was married on August 31, 2024, under a floral arch of white hydrangeas created by Julia Testa in front of the sea lion tank in the Central Park Zoo.

The beautify cake was prepared by Rebecca Gargiulo, the Culinary Director at Librae Bakery.